St. Francis Airport

Cessation of private/industrial use. Given its remote location in Brazeau County, an area rich in oil, gas, and forestry resources, the airstrip was almost certainly built to support these industries. It was likely abandoned for economic reasons when the specific project it served was completed, or when it was no longer needed or cost-effective for the private operator to maintain.

The site is an abandoned and overgrown airstrip. The faint outline of a single, unpaved runway is still visible on satellite imagery, but it is completely reclaimed by vegetation and is unusable for any aviation purposes. The surrounding land is rural and used for resource extraction, with various well sites and access roads in the vicinity.

The airport holds no major historical significance in the broader context of aviation. Its importance was purely functional and local. It served as a private bush strip for a corporation or individual, likely involved in the oil and gas or forestry sectors. Operations would have been limited to small, rugged aircraft capable of landing on a short, unpaved runway (e.g., Cessna, Piper, or de Havilland Beaver-class aircraft) used for transporting personnel, light equipment, and for aerial surveying of the surrounding area.

Effectively zero. There are no known plans, proposals, or economic incentives to reopen this remote and derelict airstrip. Any future need for air access in the immediate area would likely be met by the nearby Drayton Valley Industrial Airport (CYEH) or by constructing a new, modern strip if a specific industrial project required it. Restoring the old runway would be impractical and economically unviable.